Enfield Senior Center Column: Aug. 22

Press release from the Enfield Senior Center:

Aug. 19, 2022

September Newsletter:
The September edition of “The Center Connection” is now available. To view online visit www.enfield-ct.gov/seniors Paper copies are available at the Senior Center. Registration for residents begins on Monday, August 22 at 8:30am. Non-resident registration begins on Monday, August 29 at 8:30am. Registrations will be taken until classes are full.

Mindfulness Meditation:
Tuesday, August 23, 12:30-1:15pm.
Practice being present, reduce stress, and gain insight into your own well-being. $3.00.

Fun Bingo:
Wednesday, August 24, 10:45-11:45am.
Drop-in and play a few games for small cash prizes. Cost is fifty cents per card. Please bring exact change.

Computer Classes:
Drop-in Tech Help
Wednesday, August 24, 1:30-3:30pm. Free.
Having trouble navigating your laptop, iPhone, Android, or other device? Come in to get some help from our tech expert Dara.

TED Talks:
You Deserve the Right to Repair Your Stuff
Thursday, August 25, 1:30-2:30pm. Free.
A self-declared “repair geek,” Gay Gordon-Byrne is a driving force behind the right-to-repair movement, which aims to empower people to fix their own stuff. She describes how the movement is gaining legislative momentum and breaks down how the global shift away from “throwaway society” can literally turn trash into treasure in a circular economy!

Card Making:
Friday, August 26, 9:30-11:30am. Residents, $4.00, non-residents $5.00.
Theme: Get Well cards.

Trip Registration:
Friday, August 26, registration begins at 9:30am

• Cranberry Bog, October 11

Friday, August 26, registration deadline at 5:00pm

• Goodspeed Opera House, November 3

Ask The …:
The following services are available for a free 15-minute consultation during limited morning hours. Call the Senior Center at 860-763-7425 to schedule an appointment.

Ask the Lawyer: August 31
Ask the Realtor: September 7
Ask the CPA: September 14
Legal Consultation: September 20

Medical Equipment Loan Program:
The Senior Center maintains a limited inventory of durable medical equipment to loan out free of charge. Items include toilet seats, commodes, bath transfer benches, walkers, canes, and other equipment. We do not loan out wheelchairs or transfer chairs. All our equipment is donated to the Center, so inventory is limited to what is available at the time.

The Senior Center will take clean, gently used equipment. Please do not drop it off before calling the Center first. Our storage space is limited as well.

We also have a limited supply of incontinence supplies available.

Please call 860-763-7425 to inquire about the program.

This press release was produced by the Enfield Senior Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.